The cast of the dramatic film Meadowland has grown by three, with John Leguizamo, Nick Sandow, and Merritt Wever signing on to the movie. The threesome join Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Giovanni Ribisi, Ty Simpkins, Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein, Kevin Corrigan and Juno Temple in the film which marks cinematographer Reed Morano’s directorial debut.
Chris Rossi wrote the script and Olivia Wilde, Matt Tauber, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Margot Hand are producing. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth are on board as executive producers.
The Plot:
In Meadowland, a couple, Sarah and David, deal with the unthinkable in the wake of their son’s disappearance. David, a New York City policeman, attempts a more traditional form of healing, only to lose his moral compass. Sarah goes down an unexpected path towards acceptance as she places herself in increasingly dangerous situations.
Robert Downey Jr debuted the second trailer for the dramatic film The Judge on his Facebook page (which he updates frequently) and via Twitter. The new trailer for the Warner Bros Pictures release isn’t much different from trailer #1, stressing the dysfunctional relationship between Robert Duvall and Downey Jr who play father and son in the film.
David Dobkin directs and Downey Jr and Duvall star along with Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Jeremy Strong, and Billy Bob Thornton.
The Judge will enter theaters on October 10, 2014.
The Plot: In The Judge, Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
He’s back…but unfortunately not on a permanent basis. NBC announced Bill Hader will be returning to the Saturday Night Live stage to host the show on October 11, 2014.
The two-time Emmy nominated SNL alum was part of the cast of the series for eight seasons and has gone on to star in feature films after leaving the series. He’s currently on screen in the independent drama The Skeleton Twins with fellow ex-SNL cast member Kristen Wiig, and he has a supporting role in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby with James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain.
Hader will be joined on the October 11th show by musical guest Hozier.
Sons of Anarchy‘s Katey Sagal and Game of Thrones‘ Ciaran Hinds have joined the cast of Bleed for This, the dramatic film based on true events and starring Miles Teller. Ben Younger (Prime) is writing, producing, and directing the film, with Martin Scorsese, Michelle Verdi, and Joshua Sason executive producing.
Verdi Productions’ Chad A. Verdi is producing with Bruce Cohen, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Noah Kraft.
Teller (The Spectacular Now) will be playing boxer Vinny Pazienza. Hinds will play his father, Angelo, while Sagal is tackling the role of Vinny’s mother, Louise.
The Plot:
Miles Teller stars as the five-time world champion boxer Vinny Paz who was injured in a near-fatal car crash at the peak of his career that left him with a broken neck. Not knowing if he’d ever walk again, he made an incredible comeback, and after months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Paz went back to the gym under the guidance of infamous trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
So what do you think about this new poster Paramount recently unveiled for the sci-fi film Interstellar featuring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey front and center? Writer/director Christopher Nolan’s been very slow to serve up details on the film, and this poster definitely doesn’t answer any specific questions about the movie.
What is known is that Interstellar has to do with the “adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.” We also know that it’ll head to theaters on November 7, 2014 and that in addition to McConaughey the cast includes Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine.
CBS will air the People’s Choice Awards live (delayed on the West Coast) on January 7, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT, with the annual awards show/popularity contest once again taking place at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Mark Burnett, who returns as an executive producer, made the announcement, saying, “What an honor it is to be back producing the People’s Choice Awards for the 6th year in a row. This awards show has grown from 62 million votes five years ago to over 700 million votes in 2014. These awards are from the fans who actually watch TV shows, buy movie tickets and download music. It’s the one awards show that truly is all about the fans.”
In addition to announcing the date of the 2015 show, CBS announced voting is now open to select new awards categories. Fans of the show can vote to see one or more of six new categories added to the 2015 awards show. The potential new categories are:
– “Favorite Comedic Movie Ensemble”
– “Favorite Action Movie Ensemble”
– “Favorite TV Dramedy”
– “Favorite Crossover Artist”
– “Favorite Country Music Group”
– “Favorite TV Character We Miss Most”
Fans can also sound off on who should win the “Favorite Humanitarian” award.
Julianna Margulies and host Jimmy Fallon during the “Morning Announcements” (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC)
The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 16, 2014 and joined the host for a ‘Musical Morning Announcements’ skit. Fallon played a high school principal with Margulies playing the VP, and together they delivered the morning announcements to the school by changing the lyrics of Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, and Beyoncé songs.
Marc Maron, Nora Zehetner and Josh Brener in ‘Maron’ – Photo Credit: Chris Ragazzo / IFC
The comedy series Maron has earned a third season renewal at IFC, with filming getting underway later this year on 13 new episodes. Created by and starring Marc Maron, Maron‘s also features Judd Hirsch, Sally Kellerman, Andy Kindler, Josh Brener, and Dave Anthony in recurring roles.
IFC will air season three in the spring of 2015.
“Usually Marc has a hard time maintaining long-term relationships, but luckily not with us,” stated Jennifer Caserta, president of IFC. “He’s committed to bringing his wry humor and refreshing perspective back to IFC for a third season.”
“I am very proud of both seasons of the show and thrilled we’re doing another one,” explained Maron. “Through all the episodes, I can see the growth and evolution of the character, writing and comedy. I’m excited about getting back into the process. The character of Maron needs some work on and off screen and fortunately that’s what drives the show.”
The Plot:
Maron is a fictionalized look at Marc’s life and successful WTF podcast (www.wtfpod.com). Each episode of Maron chronicles the misguided attempts of a man who is trying to grow, but nevertheless finds himself asking, “We good?” The second season showed Marc struggling to sustain a meaningful romantic relationship, the public pitfalls of increased success and the difficulties of navigating the perilous waters of family dynamics.
Aaron Carter will be kicking off his “Aaron Carter’s Wonderful World” tour on September 18, 2014 in San Juan Capistrano, hitting 60 cities over the course of the five month long tour. The world tour, which is set to finish up in Milan, Italy on January 31, 2015, is in support of his upcoming album. In addition, Carter will be performing songs from earlier in his career.
Carter also announced he’ll be releasing “Ooh Wee,” his first single from the new album, on October 14, 2014.
“This new music has been a long time coming and I am extremely excited to get it out to all my fans,” said Carter. “The music reflects my evolution as a performer while still staying true to my roots.”
“The tour will let me bring this new sound directly to audiences and they will see how I have grown as a performer and matured as an artist,” added Carter.
9/18: San Juan Capistrano, CA
9/21: San Diego, CA
9/25: San Luis Obispo, CA
9/26: Santa Cruz, CA
9/27: Sacramento, CA
9/28: San Francisco, CA
9/29: Chico, CA
10/2: Eugene, OR
10/3: Seattle, WA
10/5: Spokane, WA
10/6: Boise, ID
10/7: Salt Lake City, UT
10/8: Boulder, CO
10/9: Lincoln, NE
10/10: Lawrence, KS
10/12: Columbia, MO
10/14: Saint Louis, MO
10/15: Urbana, IL
10/16: Bloomington, IN
10/17: Joliet, IL
10/18: Indianapolis, IN
10/19: Mt. Pleasant, MI
10/21: Grand Rapids
10/22: Ferndale, MI
10/23: Columbus, OH
10/24: Akron, OH
10/25: Buffalo, NY
10/26: Syracuse, NY
10/28: Ithaca, NY
10/29: Pittsburgh, PA
10/30: Amityville, NY
10/31: Philadelphia, PA
11/1: Stanhope, NJ
11/2: Boston, MA
11/4: State College, PA
11/5: Allentown, PA
11/6: New Haven, CT
11/7: New York City, NY
11/8: Poughkeepsie, NY
11/9: Annapolis, MD
11/10: Vienna, VA
11/12: Charleston, SC
11/13: Athens, GA
11/14: Atlanta, GA
11/15: Nashville, TN
11/16: Birmingham, AL
11/18: Auburn, AL
11/19: Tuscaloosa, AL
11/20: Tallahassee, FL
11/21: Tampa, FL
11/22: Orlando, FL
11/23: Gainesville, FL
11/25: Jacksonville, FL
12/2: Memphis, TN
12/3: Oxford, MS
12/4: Little Rock, AR
12/5: Fayetteville, AR
12/6: Tulsa, OK
12/7: Dallas, TX
12/9: Austin, TX
12/11: Tucson, AZ
12/12: Phoenix, AZ
12/13: Los Angeles, CA
2015
1/10: Asbury Park, NJ
1/11: Teaneck, NJ
1/14: Manchester, UK
1/15: Birmingham, UK
1/16: Liverpool, UK
1/17: London, UK
1/18: Glasgow, Scotland
1/24: Amsterdam, Netherlands
1/25: Solothurn, Switzerland
1/30: Milan, Italy
Guest judge Ivanka Trump, Isaac Mizrahi, Georgina Chapman, and Alyssa Milano judge the first challenge of Project Runway All Stars season 4 on Lifetime (Photo by Pawel Kaminski/Copyright 2014 Lifetime)
The fourth season of Lifetime’s Project Runway All Stars will find Alyssa Milano back as host and Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman judging the competitors. Marie Claire’s Senior Fashion Editor Zanna Roberts Rassi will also be back to mentor the designers who this season will include two returning Project Runway winners: Dmitry Sholokhov and Michelle Lesniak.
Season four, which will kick off on October 30, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT, will also feature appearances by guest judges Laverne Cox, Debra Messing, Ariel Winter, Mira Sorvino, Nicole Scherzinger, Cat Deeley, Snooki, and JWoww. Among the designers set to appear are Betsey Johnson, Michael Bastian, Elie Tahari, and Ivanka Trump.
In this upcoming season, designers will be tasked with working on the first-ever wedding ceremony live on the runway as well as on Broadway’s Wicked. Season four’s Project Runway All Stars winner will receive a prize package that includes:
– The chance to create their own capsule collection with QVC and appear during QVC’s Spring Fashion Week programming;
– a fashion spread in Marie Claire and a position at the magazine as Contributing Editor for one year;
– CHI Haircare will send the winner to stay in a luxury spa resort as a special guest at their International conference in Cancun, Mexico, plus product and staff for entire year of runway shows;
– from Mary Kay, an entire year’s worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional makeup artist services for their debut show;
– a cash prize of $150,000 and a complete custom sewing studio to launch the winning line from Brother Sewing and Embroidery.
Project Runway All Stars Season Four Designers:
Samantha Black (Brooklyn, NY) – Season 11, 7th Place – Samantha has been working on her line Sammy B Designs, and taking business classes at Macy’s Business Program. Samantha was recently named “designer to watch” by both Essence and Ebony magazines.
Helen Castillo (Union City, NJ) – Season 12, 5th Place – Helen has been struggling to make a name for herself, although she has had some success and celebrity interest. She designed a Grammy® dress for Mary Lambert and mainly makes custom dresses for the everyday woman.
Fabio Costa (New York, NY) – Season 10, Runner Up – Fabio narrowly missed his chance to win his season but was so inspired that he and his design partner went straight to work creating their own androgynous and minimalist line called NotEqual. He is ready to come back to the runway and this time isn’t walking away without the win.
Gunnar Deatherage (Louisville, KY) – Season 10, 8th Place – Recently the creative director of NFocus Magazine, Gunnar’s days are spent styling, overseeing photo shoots and working on his designs at night for his line, Deatherage Designs.
Justin LeBlanc (Raleigh, NC) – Season 12, 3rd Place – Justin returned to being a full time professor after season 12 and recently completed his Spring/Summer Collection, which will be debuted at the end of August at the Contemporary Art Museum. And on top of all of that, he is also working on a Fall/Winter 2014/2015 collection with a theme based on his definition of love without boundaries.
Michelle Lesniak (Portland, OR) – Season 11, Winner – Michelle returned to Portland after her successful run on Runway where she is currently in the process of opening her own boutique. Dedicated to local manufacturing and ethical business practices, she is undoubtedly playing a key role in shaping and growing the Portland fashion industry.
Benjamin Mach (New York, NY/Sydney Australia) – Season 11, 11th Place – His made-to-order Benjamin Mach label launched February 2014, merging luxurious fabrics with a modern design.
Chris March (New York, NY) – Season 4, 4th Place – Chris continues to build his business, Chris March Designs, designing for stars like Madonna, Prince and Lady Gaga. He recently formed an exclusive partnership with Target to design costumes and wigs for Halloween season.
Patricia Michaels (Albuquerque, NM) – Season 11, Runner Up – Patricia returned to Albuquerque where she has been building a new studio and working on a ready-to-wear collection. On the side, she booked back-to-back fashion shows all over the country and is working on a short film with her son.
Kate Pankoke (Chicago, IL) – Season 11, 9th Place/Season 12, 6th Place – Third time’s a charm for Kate, who will stop at nothing to be the next big designer. She now has her own bridal line and a new collection launching in October. Her fascination with princesses has led her to design wedding dresses that enable every woman to feel like royalty on their special day.
Jay Sario (New York, NY) – Season 7, 4th Place –After his original season, Jay moved from Hawaii to New York, where he currently works as a full-time visual merchandiser for Calvin Klein North America and freelances on the side. His recent passion is bridal wear.
Dmitry Sholokhov (New York, NY) – Season 10, Winner – After winning season 10 of Runway, Dmitry created his own brand “Dmitry Sholokhov” and show his collection in Moscow. He has an exclusive collection for Lord & Taylor. He believes that the greatest thing he took away from Runway was all of the accolades and critiques he received from the panel of expert judges.
Alexandria von Bromssen (San Mateo, CA) – Season 12, Runner up – Last year, Alexandria returned to San Mateo, where she manages her own clothing line, owns a designer boutique and runs a sewing camp for kids called Camp Couture. She is most proud of designing a modern and edgy wedding dress made from recycled fabrics and vintage lace.
Sonjia Williams (Woodside, NY) – Season 10, 5th Place – Project Runway really helped Sonjia understand more about the fashion business and what it takes to succeed. She currently has a collection with Anabelle NY and her clothes are available in Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. She is also working on her own solo line, Something by Sonjia.
